UNK65X1307

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Charlotte, NC · January 18, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 18, 1965
Place
Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6554UMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179982

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0075  65/1/18    CHARLOTTE NC        MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 400
        TIME - 0845                    N6554U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 346 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N6554U
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Douglas

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.